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I believe we only get one beautiful life to live. It's written all over my core to wake up and live it well, and to help others do the same. I believe it's far better to expend rather than conserve energy, to do hard things well rather than half ass or take the easy way, … Continue reading One shot

Watch Mendoza’s Heisman winning acceptance speech. It’s CCD freakin’ magic. Love the game. Love your team. Never forget your mom. Always be gracious and grateful to those who give you the gift of belief. Seek hard truth. Let go of a poor delivery and embrace the nugget of truth. Oftentimes it’s wrapped in a rough … Continue reading Mendoza…

Great leaders understand humility is what holds them and their teams together. Humility constrains. Humility calms. Humility keeps us looking up; down, not so much. Great leaders couple great strength with the practice of humility. They see the seeds of pride, arrogance, and out of control hubris before the world does. These leaders fall to … Continue reading Bookends…

It's far too rare as a leader for a member of your team to bring you hard truth. That is a powerful and pivotal moment in the life of a team. Your team will drastically change their behavior based on how you respond to that moment. They will become more comfortable or they will become … Continue reading Comfortable or careful

Here’s hard truth. Don’t buy the bullshit around your identity NOT being in your performance. Your identity is most definitely tied to your performance. If you identify as a master builder and your performance is novice at best, you have a misplaced identity. Your identity is NOT how others perceive your performance. That is your … Continue reading Character…

A long time ago, when feeling overwhelmed trying to balance three kids under eight, being a busy dude at work, loving my bride, loving the Lord, and being a friend to a few, I went to Pastor Rick for some advice. Told him I was out of balance. Not playing any of my roles well. … Continue reading Integrate…

As Chet has said many times, truth may hurt but it doesn't harm. Truth heals and reveals. It reveals the underlying root issues. It reveals the problem that was always there but not talked about. It reveals the possible next steps out of the current state. It may be a painful reveal and an equally … Continue reading Truth

Back in my corporate days at CompuServe we knew how to celebrate wins. I had a small horn in my office. Whenever somebody sold something, I would hop out of my chair, grab my tiny horn, go out in the hallway and honk it. People would gather round and hear the story of some win … Continue reading Celebrate…